Beet-harvester.



L. DE VRIES.

BEET HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1912 1,045,81 9 Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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Specifieafion of Letters Patent.

Facenfsed Bee, 3, 19129 Application filed espril SE, 1912. Serial Isle.669,19

ciiizen of the United Qiaies of America,-

residing a2 Zeeland, in the county of ()atawa and Siaiie of liiichigan,have invented cern new useful improvements in Beet- Laiw'esieys; and Ido hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exactdescripiionof the invention; such as will enable oiliers skilled in theariio whici it apperillHS so make and use the same.

Y- invention relates so improvements in beet harvesters and its objectis to provide a machine that will remove the tops from the eeis. depositthe tops at one side of the row,

ilie heeis out of the ground, and to i I e the same wiih various new anduseinl features hereinafter more fully described and articularly pointedout in the claims,

-erence being had to the accompanying i i which:

. an elevation of a machine enij invention as it appears when in 2 isaplan View of the same: Fig. nia g ed sectional detail in vertical secan enlarged detail in elevation he huh the rake parts ada plan View ofthe same; Fig. i 5L1 lieeniai'ged deiail of a relic arm in ii'ansverseseciion 7 and 8 elevaiio's showing details of the means, for

'ng the cutter.

nninhers sefei' io like pasts in all of ice senses.

re resen's t ie raise of the machine consisiing sniismniial 7 ofparallel iiai bars converging: at the front and adapted to be aii'achedto means for moving the machine.

2 are handles in? manually guiding the UT M- iiladii H16.

3 and 6 are verically disposed tubular nests secured to the frame 1 byclips and places 5 and vertically adjusiahle.

Z is a horizontally disposed cutting blade incline-d across the path ofthe machine to secizi'e a drawing out on the tops of i-he beets Eo morereadily sever the same. Each end of this blade is seemed to a standard23 verticaliy slid-able in the respective posts 3 ci ldingig supporiedtherein by spring 25 secured to the upper I as the lower end and to anadius zeole i sport 26 at ihe upper end. The '2' is burned upward atright angles at each pivoially secured as at 25 in a i-Ta'i'isiifl'sslot in the standard 23 and to addownward to engage and move the "topsoi just the edge of the blade vertically, an angle plate 8 is secured tothe standard above the blade and carries adjusting screws 2% whereby theblade can be adjusted about the pivot 25 to raise and lower the cut-tingedge thereof as illustrated in Figs. '3' and 8.

To remove the cops and deposit the same between the rows a rake isprovided prefecaloly constructed as follows: Jpon the posi- 6 arecollars 2? and 28 spaced apart, between which the hub of the rake isrotaiive on she post and is rotated by bevel gears 1? one of which is onthe hub and the oiher'on a shaft 16 extending across the frame andjournaled in the collar 2? atone end and a suitable hanger attached tothe frame at the cthes end. On the outer end of this shafs is sprocketwheel 17* from which extends chain 18 and engages a similar sprocketwheel 19 attached toa wheel 9 which is mounted on the post 8 so carryone side the machine, the other side being carried by a like wheelmounted on the post 6. Concentric with the huh of 'che cake is rim 11carried by fixed radial arms 02 spokes 12 between which as radiallydisposed rocl; shaii s 13 supported by the rim at one end and by the hubat the other end. 911 each of these rock shafis is mounted a rakecomposed of a series of teeth 15 preferably of steel rods whichterminate when iurneel downward close to the earth io properly engageand seinove the severed tops of the beets.

rock shei a and tei'minai-e radially shove the same where they areinseried in a plate 14 bolted to the sock shaft. The are thus held fromi'otaiing on ilie E'OClS shaft and s oace d i'elaiion. VldGCi neai lllSinner end with upward and downward projections 31 and a cam plate 29fixed on the upper collar 2? is engaged lay the upward projection 33. toturn the rake teeth 1 the beets during that part of the revolution ofthe teed: around the post 6 in w ich che are passing between the posts 3and 6 and across the row of beets. 3G is a similar plate engaged by thedownward projection 31 on each rock shaft whereby the rake teeth areturned upward to release the beet tops and leave the same between rowsand also to retain the teeth in this elevaied position until againturned downward.

To lift the beets out oi the ground standards 20 extend downward fromthe rear of Each sock shaft is prothe frame carrying at their lower endwedge shaped members extending substantially parallel and spaced apartbeing slightly the soil to fall between the same and separate the beetstherefrom, .leaving the beets on the surface of the soil.

What I claim is: d I o 1. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, a bladeextending beneath the frameand having upturned ends, standards carriedby the frame to which the said upturnedends are pivoted, an angle platefixed on a standard above theblade and screws in the horizontal' member*of the plate to engage :and

adjust the blade. 2. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, tubular postsattached to the-frame, standards vertically slidable in theposts-,springs adjustable in the-posts and supporting the standards, ablade horizontally disposed and having upturned ends pivoted to the.

standards, angle plates attached to the respective standards above theblade and ad jus'ting screws in each plate engaging the blade.

3. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, tubular posts adjustablyattached to the frame, supporting wheels mounted on the respectiveposts, a standard vertically slidable in each post, a spring in eachpost supporting a standard, a horizontally disposed blade havingupturned ends pivoted in each standard and means for adjusting saidblade about its pivots.

4. A beet harvester, comprising a frame, posts attached to therespective opposite sides of the frame, a horizontally disposed bladecarried by the posts, a supporting wheel on each post, a rake rotativeabout one of the posts, means for rotatingthe rake connecting the rakeand. one of-said wheels, radial rock shafts in the rake, rake teethprojecting downward from the shafts, meansfor turning the shafts tolower the teeth during a part of their; revolution about the post andmeans for turningthe shafts to raise theteeth during another part ofsaid revolution.

5. A-beet harvester, comprising a frame, wheels supporting the frame,posts on which the wheels are mounted, collars on one post spaced apart,a hub rotative on .the post between the collars, radiatingspokes and arimcarried by-the hub, rad al rook shafts carried by the hub andrim,rake teeth fixed on the shafts and projecting downward therefrom, acam on eachcollar and pro-' jections on each shaft to alternately engagethe respective cams and shift the rock shafts.

,6. *A beet harvester, comprising a frame,

posts attached to the, frame, asupporting wheel mounted on each post, ablade carried by the posts v to sever the tops of beets, collars mountedon one of the posts and spaced apart, a hub rotative between the 7 Abeet harvester, comprising a rotative hub, a radially disposed rockshaft carried by the hub, means for rotating the hub, rods forming raketeeth each coiled around'the shaft near the upper end and a platesecured to theshaft and having openings in which the ends of the rodsare inserted.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of'two witnesses.

LAWRENCE DE VRIES. Witnesses:

HAROLD O. VAN ANTWERP, ANNA DE WINDT.

